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Offers support to family and group family child care providers by reimbursing them for serving healthy meals and snacks and providing assistance in meal planning, meal preparation, and nutrition education.

HLC211 Helpline Center

Provides insight and information regarding typical behaviors and the stages of development in children. From birth to their first day of school and beyond, Avera's Family Life Educators are available to help every step of the way. Offers a variety of training opportunities for parents, babysitters, and child care centers/providers. Training and classes include personalized Childcare Provider Training, Babysitting Classes for Tweens aged 10-13, and Home Alone Class for children ages 9-13. The Temperament Project can help better understand a child and can help choose appropriate techniques that fit a child's unique approach to life. Completing a Temperament Profile will give an individualized graph containing details of the child's characteristics in each of the 9 Temperament Traits. Contact Avera's Family Life Educators to discuss the Temperament Profile, free of charge.

HLC211 Helpline Center

Provides ongoing training and technical assistance to adults who are involved in day-to-day care of young children and offers services to support parents, child care providers, teachers and others involved in early care and education of children birth -12 years of age. Services include: Face-to-face and online early childhood education on issues such as child development, age appropriate activities, effective guidance, program management, and CPR/First Aid certification. Resource lending libraries with information on social emotional observations, recommendations and guidance for children using difficult behaviors. Host site for the South Dakota Child Safety Seat Program Coordinates the Starting Strong Preschool scholarship program, the Responsive Parenting class, Child Development Associate credentialing and other programs.

HLC211 Helpline Center

Provides occupational and speech therapy services to children of all ages who have developmental delays, sensory processing challenges, speech and language delays, or difficulties with emotional regulation. Therapists provide mobile services to support children in their natural environments (home or daycare settings) as well as at the clinic location. The team also partners with early childhood educators to provide staff training and developmental screenings to support early identification and intervention.

HLC211 Helpline Center